A decrease in arterial P_O2 stimulates increased ventilation by causing increased firing of action potentials in the afferent neurons from the carotid and aortic body chemoreceptors.

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A decrease in arterial oxygen causes a reflexive increase in ventilation through activation of the carotid and aortic body chemoreceptors, which increases the firing of afferent neurons to stimulate increased ventilation.

A Decrease in Arterial PO2 Stimulates Increased Ventilation by Causing

A Decrease in Arterial P_O2 Stimulates Increased Ventilation by Causing